Cryptic crossword clue
Drains designed to reach the lowest depths 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NADIRS

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What does NADIRS mean?

NADIRS noun
  1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
  2. The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
  3. The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
  4. An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
NADIRS verb
  1. To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.

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